Carrier Account Manager

Spot Freight Inc

Indianapolis, IN

JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Business Development, Business Growth, Cargo/Freight, Cold Calling Skills, Communication Skills, Customer Support/Service, Detail Oriented, Entrepreneurship, Exceeded Sales Goal, Identify Issues, Lead Generation, Logistics, Multitasking, Negotiation Skills, Operational Audit, Performance Metrics, Problem Solving Skills, Sales, Sales Management, Sales Pipeline, Time Management
LOCATION
Indianapolis, IN
POSTED
30+ days ago

About The Role:

Our Carrier Account Managers focus on building relationships with our #1 customer - our carriers. They negotiate rates and terms of freight movement to provide excellent customer service to grow the business. A Carrier Account Manager utilizes discretion and good judgment to manage and troubleshoot all aspects of freight movement.

Responsibilities:

• BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT: You will procure, negotiate, and secure carriers to move available freight in a timely and cost-effective manner to meet the client's needs while establishing essential relationships. • CUSTOMER GROWTH: Provide consistent and exceptional service levels to carriers and internal customers to ensure pipeline growth to expand future capacity opportunities. • RELATIONSHIPS: Develop and grow carrier relationships through lead generation, cold-calling, and referrals. • FREIGHT OPERATIONS: Effectively analyze carriers and freight markets to best meet our customers' freight needs. • RESULTS: Achieve and exceed monthly sales margin expectations and ensure carrier service levels and KPIs are met. • COMMUNICATION: Proactively communicate with carriers and sales teams to fulfill commitments, exceed service expectations, and facilitate the resolution of carrier problems with shipment/deliveries.

Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree • 2+ years of sales experience required • Knowledge of the logistics industry is preferred

Skills:

• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment and meet performance metrics • Strong negotiation skills - persuasiveness, aggressiveness, confidence, resilience • Entrepreneurial and competitive spirit, passion, and self-motivation • Organization and attention to detail • Adaptability, multi-tasking ability, sense of urgency • Confident decision-making skills, problem-solving ability, and issue-resolution skills

Additional Information:

$45,000 base pay; plus commission

This is a non-exempt position under the Fair Labor Standards Act and, as such, is overtime eligible.

Onsite 5 days a week - Indianapolis, Indiana.

Start Date: June 1, 2026.

About the Company

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Spot Freight Inc